Let It Breathe Chords
Let It Breathe by Hootie and the Blowfish is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of E. It uses the chords E, B, C#m, A and G#m. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: E-B-C#m-B-A (2x)
(verse)
E B
Could we do it again
C#m B
If he asked how it felt
A
And I didn't say this time
E B
You tried to scare me with empty thoughts
C#m B
That means not a thing
A
'Cause I'm down behind you
(verse)
Could we swing it again
If I changed how he looked
And turned to the right to bend
You live with something that I can't explain
But your face cracks a smile when you see it shining
A B
You feel things in your own way
C#m B
And I'm supposed to lay down and bow to you
A B C#m
I'm tired of bailing hay for something that I can't see
B
I don't want to be you
A
You don't want to be me.
B
Just let it breathe
E-B-C#m-B-A
(verse)
If the moon goes up tomorrow and I'm down on a farm
And you don't believe whose writing with me
Keep your hands to yourself
Keep your mind to yourself
Keep your breath to yourself
Let me float on by you
(chorus)
You see things in your own way
And I'm supposed to lay down and bow to you
I'm tired of bailing hay for something that I can't see
You don't want to be me
I don't want to be you
(bridge)
A E A E
It's so very necessary
A E A E
It's so delectable to see a stone
A G#m C#m B
It's so impossible to find a reason
A
When you're standing there
B
Watching me now
E-B-C#m-B-A
(verse)
Could we live it again
If we dressed just the same
And held on to lovers when
We couldn't really live with anyone
See mostly ourselves so just go on lying
(chorus)
You feel things in your own way
And I'm supposed to lay down and bow to you
I'm tired of bailing hay for someone that I can't see
I don't want to be you
You don't want to be me
(A-E till end)
Just let it breathe
Let it breathe